Gerald Sim

Career timeline

1. 1925 · Born

   Born in Liverpool, England, UK

2. 1950 · Screen debut

   Sunday Night Theatre (TV)

3. 1960 · Breakthrough

   Coronation Street (TV)

4. 1996 · Latest release

   The Legacy of Reginald Perrin (TV)

5. 2014 · Died

   December 11, 2014

Career in numbers

3 1950s

26 1960s

22 1970s

11 1980s

5 1990s

• Drama44
• Crime17
• Comedy15
• Thriller6
• Action & Adventure5
• Mystery5

Highest-rated title The Avengers 1961 7.8 Most popular title Coronation Street 1960 5.3

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Gerald Sim in our catalogue.

Herbert Wise

6 titles together

Michael Caine

3 titles together

Michael Bates

3 titles together

Yootha Joyce

2 titles together

Reginald Marsh

2 titles together

Alan Webb

2 titles together

Lewis Collins

2 titles together

Clive Swift

2 titles together

Jane Seymour

2 titles together

James Fox

2 titles together

1. 1996 The Legacy of Reginald Perrin as Vicar TV
2. 1996 Madson as Appeal Judge TV
3. 1993 Shadowlands as Superintendent Registrar 6.9 Movie
4. 1992 Patriot Games as Lord Justice 6.7 Movie
5. 1990 Keeping Up Appearances as The Vicar 7.7 TV
6. 1988 Jack the Ripper as Dr Bagster Phillips 7.0 TV
7. 1987 Cry Freedom as Police Doctor 7.0 Movie
8. 1987 A Little Princess as Colonel 7.7 TV
9. 1986 Executive Stress as Roland Harkness TV
10. 1985 Miss Marple: The Moving Finger as Coroner 7.5 TV
11. 1984 Chance in a Million as Bank Manager TV
12. 1984 Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense as Vicar TV
13. 1983 Wilfred and Eileen as Mr. Stenhouse TV
14. 1982 Gandhi as Magistrate 7.6 Movie
15. 1981 Bergerac as Major Cranshaw 7.0 TV
16. 1980 Cribb as DI Waterlow TV
17. 1979 To the Manor Born as The Rector 7.0 TV
18. 1978 Edward and Mrs Simpson as Theodore Goddard TV
19. 1978 Armchair Thriller as Francis Durrant TV
20. 1977 The Professionals as Minister 7.6 TV
21. 1977 BBC2 Play of the Week as Gentleman Traveller TV
22. 1977 A Bridge Too Far as Col. Sims 7.2 Movie
23. 1976 The New Avengers as Minister 7.2 TV
24. 1976 The Slipper and the Rose as 1st Lord of the Navy 6.9 Movie
25. 1976 Ripping Yarns as Lord Raglan 7.7 TV
26. 1973 No Sex Please - We're British as Reverend John Mower 5.2 Movie
27. 1973 Thriller as Peterson TV
28. 1972 Young Winston as Engineer 6.3 Movie
29. 1972 Dr. Phibes Rises Again as Hackett 6.2 Movie
30. 1972 Frenzy as Usher - Solicitor in Pub 7.1 Movie
31. 1972 New Scotland Yard as Elliot Ryan TV
32. 1972 Six Days of Justice as Johnson TV
33. 1971 Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde as Professor Robertson 6.2 Movie
34. 1971 The Persuaders! as Dr. Gordon 7.7 TV
35. 1971 The Ten Commandments as Mr. Topham TV
36. 1970 Ryan's Daughter as Captain 7.1 Movie
37. 1970 Play for Today as Carter TV
38. 1970 The Man Who Haunted Himself as Morrison 6.1 Movie
39. 1969 Strange Report as Chief Superintendent Cavanagh TV
40. 1969 Special Branch as Douglas Lifford TV
41. 1969 The Main Chance as Rufus Mansfield TV
42. 1969 Oh! What a Lovely War as Chaplain 6.7 Movie
43. 1968 Nobody Runs Forever as Airport Official (uncredited) 6.0 Movie
44. 1967 Man in a Suitcase TV
45. 1967 Our Mother's House as Bank Clerk (uncredited) 7.2 Movie
46. 1967 The Whisperers as Mr. Conrad 6.4 Movie
47. 1966 The Wrong Box as 1st Undertaker 6.4 Movie
48. 1965 King Rat as Jones 7.1 Movie
49. 1965 Out of the Unknown as Det. Sgt. Greene TV
50. 1964 The Pumpkin Eater as Man at Party 6.6 Movie
51. 1964 Seance on a Wet Afternoon as Beedle 7.3 Movie
52. 1964 The Protectors as Tony Kimber TV
53. 1963 Festival as Doctor TV
54. 1963 Heavens Above! as Store Manager 6.6 Movie
55. 1963 The Wrong Arm of the Law as Airport Official (uncredited) 6.7 Movie
56. 1963 I Could Go on Singing as Joe 6.1 Movie
57. 1962 The L-Shaped Room as Doctor in Hospital 6.8 Movie
58. 1962 Flat Two as Uniformed Doorman Movie
59. 1962 Only Two Can Play as Cigarette Thief at Party 5.9 Movie
60. 1962 Z-Cars as Edward Hailey TV
61. 1961 Whistle Down the Wind as Detective 7.2 Movie
62. 1961 The Avengers as Budge 7.8 TV
63. 1960 Coronation Street as Ted Farrell 5.3 TV
64. 1960 The Angry Silence as Masters 7.2 Movie
65. 1956 Armchair Theatre as Sutton TV
66. 1955 Dixon of Dock Green as Mr. Worth TV
67. 1950 Sunday Night Theatre as First Officer TV

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